Authorities now say five homes were destroyed and 26 damaged by a wind-driven wildfire that roared through a Reno, Nev., neighborhood. Of the homes damaged Tuesday, three were heavily damaged and 21 had minor damage due to the fire, which …
Thousands of Les Schwab Tire Centers employees in Oregon will receive $2,500 checks this month as part of a settlement over a lawsuit that said the chain hadn’t given workers enough time for lunch. The suit alleged the Schwab employees …
Congress is weighing whether insurers and government can together “bend pandemic risk curves” for future events or simply replace some of the economic losses of businesses, putting them “into induced comas” during pandemics. That was the essence of a debate …
The overturning of an a liftboat servicing and oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast was the result of an inadequate preload procedure, according to federal report. The National Transportation Safety Board on Nov. 17 issued …
Louisiana is one of 19 states that is now part of the newly formed non-partisan organization called the Cannabis Regulators Association (CANNRA). The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) is a founding member of the association. LDAF which regulates …
Specialty Program Group LLC has named Christopher Lamitola chief sales officer. Lamitola will provide sales and marketing guidance to acquired business partners. Lamitola comes to SPG from Allstate Insurance Co. in New York, where he was territory sales leader. Prior …
An administrative law judge upheld Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s fine and cease-and-desist order against Armed Citizens Legal Defense Network Inc., for illegally acting as an insurer in the state. Kreidler in March ordered Armed Citizens to stop acting as …
More items are being proposed for the California Export List than in recent memory, including coverages for cyber, parametric products, earthquake, and COVID-19, according to a surplus lines expert. The California Department of Insurance gave official notice that the next …
The proposed settlement of a lawsuit filed on behalf of residents of Flint, Michigan, who were harmed by lead-tainted water now totals about $641 million, officials revealed on Nov. 18. The lawsuit was the result of workers following state environmental …
Tyson Foods Inc. said it has suspended managers at an Iowa meatpacking plant accused in lawsuits of betting on how many workers would be infected in a Covid outbreak earlier this year. More than 1,000 of the 2,800 employees at …